The No.10 blade with it’s curved cutting edge is one of the more traditional
blade shapes and is used generally for making small incisions in skin and muscle
. The No.10 is often utilised in more specialised surgeries such as for
harvesting the radial artery during a coronary artery bypass operation , opening
the bronchus during thoracic surgery and for Inguinal hernia repair.
The No.10 fits Swann-Morton handles 3, 3L, 3 Graduated, 5B, 7, 9, B3 and
B3L.